Clary POV
Magnus stood in the main room pacing around. He looked like a casual designer with his silver hair and calm look. Kali immediately ran up to him when she entered the room. They must have bonded quickly because he hugged her back. They greeted in warlock and even started a small conversation. I couldn't pay attention for long though cause all I could think about was Jace.
He had followed me into the library and we started kissing and getting intimate when he asked me to marry him. I thought he was joking and just caught up in the moment but he kept persisting. I don't know what happened but my nerves took over. What if it didn't work out? What if we ended up splitting? We had been through a lot together but marriage was forever and I didn't want our perfect relationship ruined. On the other hand, I did love Jace and wanted to be his wife but my worries were too strong. Jace must have thought it meant I didn't want him because he became really upset. What had I done?
"Clary, Clary? Are you ok?" asked Magnus. I didn't even have to say a word.
Magnus and I sat in the kitchen drinking coffee. I needed his advice. "And now I think he hates me," I finished. Magnus had sat and listened to every word.
"Clary honey, things like this happen every day. You mustn't forget that even though you're part angel, you'll still have mundane problems. I know what your feeling anyway. Alec is getting self conscious because he's 'looking older'. At first I thought he was just being silly but it's really starting to take it's toll on him. He won't even bother to go anywhere with me anymore," he said sadly. "I really love him and I hate to see him like this. That's why I made my vow to never love a mortal but I had to make an exception for him. I wish fate wasn't so cruel." Magnus was right. Fate made my brother evil, fate prevented me from knowing my true birth right, fate had made my brother evil, fate had killed Max and fate had got Kali hurt. Luck was so rare in our lives it seemed like a promising gift until it ran out.
"So what about Kali," I asked trying to change the depressing subject.
"She's really extraordinary. I couldn't believe her she was part warlock and shadow hunter and now she can reproduce. She's such a complex creature and very important too. The only problem is she doesn't know it. Listen Clary, if her father finds out or even anyone or thing, things will get crazy around here and protecting Kali will be extremely complicated. Her blood, her spirit can be used for very dark magic that was destroyed millennium ago. If she stumbles into the wrong hands, chaos can erupt and it'll be the Cold War all over again. To keep her safe we have to keep her within this area. She has to learn runes and shadow hunter traditions cause I fear if she learns magic it could overwhelm her and be used against her. You need to tell the others, Kali is no ordinary being," he said staring me in the eye.
"But Magnus we already know..."
"No, you don't. You know what you have experienced but her existence goes way before deeper than you think. Good and bad have always been two separate categories. Everyone and everything is defined by one category. You can pretend to be the other all you like but you will always be one and remain one. Kali is a perfect balance of the two. It would be immensely impossible to define her as one. Because of that her soul, her blood and her mind is balanced perfectly and is therefor very powerful. If anyone gets their hands on her, they have deep and great power in their hands. Especially her father."
That night I went to bed with a chilling feeling. One reason was because of Magnus' words. I knew Kali was important but what he said really made me alert. Just how important was Kali? It was so hard to believe someone with such quantities of power and importance was sleeping two bedrooms away from me. Another reason was because Jace wasn't with me that night. He had avoided me the whole day and I felt embarrassed to go and speak to him. His golden eyes were hard and angry. I just couldn't do it. But I regretted it cause I fit with him. He was my other half and know I felt cold and lonely no matter how much I rapped myself in blankets. Eventually, I fell asleep staring at a starry sky but was awoken by a faint shattering and a scream. Kali!